It was the first time Yan Fei and Xu Xiaoyan entered such a ’high-end’ restaurant; the floor tiles that reflected the human figure made the girls hesitant to step on. The street-facing side was all large windows, resulting in an exceptionally bright interior. The tables and chairs were spotless, everything was neat and clean, giving a sense of... discomfort.
As soon as someone was seen, a waiter came up and started talking in a string of foreign words. Wang Jiuming waved his hand: "Alright, alright. You open a restaurant in China and you start speaking foreign languages. Are you trying to drive us away?"
Seeing the waiter’s embarrassed look, Xu Xiaoyan giggled at the back, instantly feeling much more relaxed. Even Yan Fei thought he was getting on better with Wang Jiuming.
A waiter on the other side saw the waiter’s embarrassment and quickly came over, saying, "Sorry, sir, he is new here and doesn’t know the rules. Sir, madam, please follow me..."
Wang Jiuming grinned, "That’s more like it! Speaking Mandarin already seems high-class to us, why go for foreign languages!"
There weren’t many people in the restaurant, so they chose a table at random and sat down. The waiter brought over three menus, one for each. Wang Jiuming looked at the prices and said to Yan Fei, "You take a look, don’t order anything too expensive, just try some flavors. The pictures of the dishes are quite big, but I heard the portions are small..."
Fortunately, the menu was in both English and Chinese; otherwise Yan Fei would’ve had a headache. Looking at the menu, Yan Fei pointed and asked, "What kind of beef is this steak made from? What’s the difference between them?"
The waiter finally broke free of his previous embarrassment and began fervently explaining to Yan Fei. He went on about how the beef was so exceptional that you could hardly find it on earth, let alone in the sky.
Yan Fei remembered everything he had boasted, then asked, "So you’re saying, your cows don’t eat grass but grow up eating ginseng, right? It’s just beef, right? Never mind, give me one of each of these."
The waiter, with a great service attitude, kindly explained, "Sir, our steaks are all pure beef. You usually can’t eat that much in one meal..."
Yan Fei waved his hand, "No problem, just bring it on! These are all for me... Senior Brother Wang, what do you want?"
Wang Jiuming, still not forgetting about the small portion sizes there, pointed to a cheaper steak and said, "This will do! I won’t get full anyway..."
There was no need to order for Xu Xiaoyan, she whispered, "You’ve ordered enough, I’ll just have a little bit."
Yan Fei didn’t mind and told the waiter, "That’s it, hurry up and bring them!"
Once the waiter left, Xu Xiaoyan nudged Yan Fei reproachfully, "We’re here to sell beef, you should have been more polite..."
Yan Fei chuckled, "Given their business, I doubt they sell that much in a day. Besides, was I criticizing? I want to see what this sky-high expensive beef tastes like..."
Wang Jiuming explained, "It’s not that their business is bad, it’s just that there are fewer people at noon. I think they get more customers at night."
Not long after, the sizzling hot steak arrived on hot iron plates. After the waiter fiddled with it again, Yan Fei wisely didn’t ask for chopsticks this time.
Seeing that the girl was not very skilled with a knife and fork, he quickly divided the steak into pieces for her, then impaled a chunk of his own dish with a fork. He blew on the piece to cool it down, then took a large bite. After savoring it, he asked the girl, "You try it, why do I feel that this expensive steak tastes so...average?"